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Former National League MVP Ronald Acuna, Jr., healed from his torn ACL, is expected to rejoin the … More lineup of the Atlanta Braves by the end of May. (Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images) Getty Images In the storied history of Major League Baseball, no team has lost its first seven games and still reached the postseason. This year, however, the Atlanta Braves could become the first. Instead of signing or trading for stars to bolster the ballclub, the Braves are about to activate two superstars who missed most of last season. And not just ANY superstars. Spencer Strider, who led all pitchers with 20 wins and 281 strikeouts in 2023, started just twice last year before his right elbow needed surgical repair. And Ronald Acuña, Jr., the National League’s unanimous MVP two years ago, was lost for the year last May 26, when he tore his left ACL while running the bases in Pittsburgh. Strider is scheduled to return next week while Acuña is slated for the end of the month after homering in his first rehab game Tuesday night. For the Braves, getting them back is like adding both a Cy Young Award winner and Most Valuable Player to their lineup. Before the two All-Stars went down last year, the team had won six straight division titles – the longest active streak in the game. Atlanta reached the playoffs in 2024 but finished second to the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League East. This year, the New York Mets jumped to an early lead, helped in part by a softer schedule than Atlanta’s. The Braves, for example, lost the first seven of their meetings with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres – teams the Mets have yet to face. Both Acuña and Strider could…

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